6951. Adulteration of bKans.     U.  S. v. 20 Bags of BKans.    Default decree  of
destruction.    (F. D. C. No. 13394.    Sample No. 58986-F.)
LIBEL FILED:    August 29, 1944, Eastern District of Virginia.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT: On or about November 29 and December 8, 1943, from 
Kansas City, Mo.
PRODUCT: 20 bags, each containing 100 pounds, of beans at Richmond, Va., in 
the possession of Whitehead Bros.
This product had been stored, after shipment, under insanitary conditions. 
The bags had been gnawed by rodents and contained rodent excreta and urine 
stains. Examination showed that the article contained rodent excreta and 
rodent hairs, and had been contaminated with urine.
VIOLATIONS CHARGED: Adulteration, Section 402 (a) (S), the product consisted 
in whole or in part of a filthy substance; and, Section 402 (a) (4), it had been 
held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated 
with filth.
DISPOSITION: October 27, 1944. No claimant appeared, and the product was 
ordered destroyed.